Victory fails to lift confidence

The series against Bangladesh was not totally about the result because you simply don't lose to Bangladesh, writes former New Zealand opener Mark Richardson in the Herald on Sunday. New Zealand did not win in a fashion that would have alleviated any fears about the challenge of facing Australia. In fact, they probably have as many, if not more, concerns than before the game.

How are we going to get 20 wickets? Wellington and Hamilton in March will be good batting surfaces and, right now, the bowling lacks penetration. Perhaps dry, turning wickets are the way to go to attack Australia. After all, Vettori is our best bowler and Australia have no champion leg spinner any more.